Elwan

Elwan
Studio album by Tinariwen
Released 10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
Recorded United States, France, Morocco
Genre African blues, world
Length 46:10
Label Anti/Epitaph
Tinariwen chronology
Emmaar
(2014)		 Elwan
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media(8.2/10) [2]
The Guardian [3]

Elwan is the seventh album by the Tuareg band Tinariwen, released in 2017.[4] The title means "elephants" in Tamashek and the term is used as a metaphor for militias and corporations that have trampled the fragile natural and human ecosystems of the desert.[5] The album was partially recorded in Joshua Tree National Park (as was its predecessor Emmaar) with additional recording in Paris, France and M'hamed El Ghizlane, Morocco.[6] The album includes guest appearances by Matt Sweeney, Kurt Vile, Mark Lanegan, and Alain Johannes.[5] One reviewer called the album "devastatingly beautiful,"[5] and another described the album as "musing on the values of ancestry, unity and fellowship, driven by the infectiously hypnotic cyclical guitar grooves that wind like creepers around their poetic imagery."[7] AllMusic named Elwan as one of the best albums of 2017.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tiwàyyen"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib / Eyadou Ag Leche3:45
2."Sastanàqqàm"Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni3:24
3."Nizzagh Ijbal"Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni3:39
4."Hayati"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib / Moulay El Wafi3:23
5."Ittus"Hassan Ag Touhami3:45
6."Ténéré Tàqqàl"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib4:25
7."Imidiwàn n-àkall-in"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib3:33
8."Talyat"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib4:14
9."Assàwt"Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni3:39
10."Arhegh ad annàgh"Ibrahim Ag Alhabib2:47
11."Nànnuflày"Eyadou Ag Leche5:03
12."Intro Flute Fog Edaghàn"Tinariwen1:26
13."Fog Edaghàn"Tinariwen3:07

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Pitchfork review
  3. ↑ The Guardian review
  4. ↑ "Tinariwen's New Album 'Elwan' Out Now". Anti- Records. Anti- Records. February 10, 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Fraden, Angel E. (March 7, 2017). "Tinariwen Deliver a Devastatingly Beautiful Album With 'Elwan'". okayafrica. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (February 2, 2017). "Review: Tinariwen, 'Elwan'". NPR.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Gill, Andy (February 8, 2017). "Album reviews: Tinariwen – 'Elwan', Sampha – 'Process', Rag'n'Bone Man – 'Human', and more". The Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "AllMusic Best of 2017". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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